Duke women’s basketball ended the year 17th in the final AP Poll released on Monday.
The Blue Devils finished the season with a 22-12 record after they made the Sweet 16 in the Women’s NCAA Tournament, upsetting No. 2 seed Ohio State on the way there.
Duke ran into Connecticut, who won the Portland region, in the regional semifinal. Despite the loss, the Blue Devils held the Huskies to a season-low 53 points. No other tournament team held UConn below 69 points.
Leading scorer Reigan Richardson became the second Duke women’s basketball player with multiple 25-point games in the NCAA Tournament after she tallied 25 points against Richmond and 28 points against the Buckeyes in the second round.
Five other ACC teams ended the year inside the Associated Press’s top 25. NC State, a No. 3 seed who made the Final Four, finished fourth after its remarkable tournament run.
Notre Dame (11th), Virginia Tech (18th), and Syracuse (20th) also made the final rankings.